Just checked my analytics and found a bunch of users signing up through perplexity and chatgpt.
No idea what they're searching to find my product.
Feels like a weird mystery - people finding you through ai but you don't know how they got there.
Just vibe-coded a Python script with AI to convert mp3 lectures to videos with subtitles.
Didn't look at the code once. Didn't try to understand it. Just trusted the ai
15 minutes later: everything worked perfectly
This is the future of coding for most scripts
There are multiple ai agents frameworks out there. They create abstractions on top of code. They try to simplify agents but end up adding more complexity because models and methods keep changing every day. For now, writing your own glue code for AI agents might be better. Could change later.
Everyone's talking about ai agents in 2025
But here's what nobody tells you:
If you know the steps you need to take, just write the code directly
I removed the agent framework & replaced it with simple chain operations + basic parallelization
Result: easier to debug, maintain, and actually ship
Stop falling for the "consistent marketing" trap
Everyone: "just be consistent!"
But they don't tell you WHY most founders aren't consistent
The real reason?
Marketing isn't deterministic
Without visible results, motivation dies
Your brain craves certainty
Solution: Track actions, not outcomes
I think I've found what works for me to be productive
I started grouping my to-do list tasks into tiny projects I can finish in a day.
Been doing this for a week & it's completely changed how I work
Now I finish at least one mini-project daily and actually feel accomplished instead of scattered
Just spent 4 hours debugging why a website wouldn't load. checked DNS, server configs, everything.
Turns out i had a typo in the domain name. one single missing letter in nginx config.
The dumbest bugs always take the longest to fix 😭
Just hit a major milestone with Painpointy! 🚀
After a lot of work & feedback, it can now:
- Analyze Reddit threads
- Identify meaningful themes
- Break them into subthemes
This is going to be a game-changer for understanding user pain points at scale!
honest talk about using huggingface models for the first time:
1. had no clue how to start
2. got stuck immediately
3. asked chatgpt + claude for help
4. actually got it working
the "figuring it out" part used to take days. now it's minutes.
marketing is so freaking chaotic compared to programming
coding:
put in work → get results
marketing:
do everything "right" → crickets
do random stuff → goes viral 🤷♂️
no wonder founders hate it. feels like screaming into the void while your metrics mock you
i’m also trying to be more consistent. do you have a set time daily for that?
two that i check daily, it has become a habit, and one that i check occasionally.
todo lists shouldn't start with a blank page
that's the mistake i've been making for years
now i just:
- talk it out for 10 mins
- transcribe the audio
- let ai organize it
it's like having a productive conversation with yourself
the hardest part of achieving big goals isn't setting them
it's figuring out what to do each morning when you sit down at your desk
been struggling with this forever, finally breaking down annual goals into daily chunks
feels like having a GPS instead of just a destination
thinking of starting an ai agents employment agency.
haha, ya.
you have free access to github copilot email
it’s the same. i think it has to do with the email subject line. it feels like you’re getting a free gift.
ya and you gotta do it over and over and over again.
it's always a good idea to have a landing page to explain what the product does. and depending on the product, the landing page have that product too
where are you adding smtp support?
ya, i often think about that too. but people aren't always thinking about our product, it's just us. 😅
always with with how you're going to market the product. and don't randomly add features. i think every technical founder makes this mistake once. no way around it.
also, it's only on iphone 15 pro and iphone 16 models. and there's isn't much to do with it either.
yep definitely. also seeing a decrease in engagement, which also makes sense.
just spent 2 hours trying to fix the issue where the google login only works the second time.
found out that next.js middleware was blocking the callback path. fixed in 2 seconds.
anyway, how is your day going?
simple product dev strategy that i use now:
TOP DOWN:
↓ start with problem
↓ understand it deeply
↓ explore solutions
↓ pick simplest one
↓ build it
vs
BOTTOM UP:
↑ start with cool tech
↑ force fit to problem
↑ overcomplicate
↑ fail
guess which works?
it's the paradox. the more you chase happiness, the further away it gets.
the video could be increasing their time on site, which factors into rankings. or if it's a new site, google is testing where to rank it.
ya, i keep the notebook right infront me to make it easy. if i schedule it and formalize it, then i tend to procrastinate. 😅
i don't think exercising for a while will stall your progress. it will probably speed up your progress because of the positive effects. it's a net positive!